Series synopsis
LADY - The Last Criminal Profile, also known as LADY ～最後の犯罪プロファイル～ is a Japanese crime drama mystery television series that premiered on TBS on January 7, 2011. It ended on March 25, 2011. It stars Keiko Kitagawa, Tae Kimura, Yuta Hiraoka and Risa Sudou.
Rookie investigator Shoko Kazuki has just returned from the U.S. after being trained by the FBI in the art of criminal profiling. Recruited by a newly-formed Crime Profiling Support unit (CPS) within the Metropolitan Police Department, Shoko gets to work cracking the department’s most frustrating cases which offer only scanty clues and no apparent motives. Still, she must apply all the behavioral and analytical tools of her trade to painstakingly build the criminal profiles that will lead her an ...
Premise
Rookie investigator Shoko Kazuki has just returned from the U.S. after being trained by the FBI in the art of criminal profiling. Recruited by a newly-formed Crime Profiling Support unit (CPS) within the Metropolitan Police Department, Shoko gets to work cracking the department’s most frustrating cases which offer only scanty clues and no apparent motives. Still, she must apply all the behavioral and analytical tools of her trade to painstakingly build the criminal profiles that will lead her and her team on the right trail. A realistic depiction of the profiling process and forensic analysis, LADY exposes the sinister underbelly of society and sheds light on the murky landscape of the criminal mind. -- TBS
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Keiko Kitagawa as Shoko Kazuki
- Tae Kimura as Akira Yuki
- Yuta Hiraoka as Keisuke Nibori
- Risa Sudou as Marie Okue
- Jun Kaname as Takehiko Terada
- Yusuke Santamaria as Masaki Tsuge
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Yuichiro Todo
- Anri Okamoto as Maiko Kazuki
Supporting cast
- Kazumasa Taguchi as Itakura
Guest cast
- Muck Akazawa as Satoshi's Mother
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 7, 2011 | March 25, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First ever in Japan! The birth of the criminal investigation dream team! | January 7, 2011 |
| 2 | The murderer who hangs the red deceased... | January 14, 2011 |
| 3 | Pure love...VS the purehearted vampire | January 21, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2011 |
| Last aired | March 25, 2011 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |